The teenager developed a signature celebratory action of raising her fist in the air after winning a point, to which became a motion that pumped up the New York crowd even more. Spectators enjoyed her grit and determination en route to the final, which included her shocking upsets of three top-5 players in thrilling three-setters. Thank you."įor Fernandez in particular, since she entered so many of her matches as the underdog, the New York crowd became drawn to rooting for her throughout her matches and she quickly developed into a fan favorite. Having you guys cheer me on, thank you so much, New York. "Especially having the crowd, the New York crowd has been amazing. "I'm very proud of myself with the way I've played these last two weeks," Fernandez said in her post-match interview. For the pair of youngsters, the final was reflective of each of their US Open tournaments with Fernandez fighting from behind, able to adjust accordingly in real-time and Raducanu hanging on to control of the match, keeping her composure and precision on every shot. Despite Raducanu winning in straight sets, Fernandez put on an incredible display of tennis especially for a 19-year-old competing on the big stage in New York for the first time. Often times in tennis, the quality of the match is not determined by the final score line. If you include her three qualifying matches where she won six sets, that's 20 straight set wins. Raducanu played 14 sets this tournament, and won every single one. Raducanu is the first women's player to win the US Open without losing a set since Serena Williams in 2014. If winning a Grand Slam tournament as a qualifier wasn't impressive enough, Raducanu did so, dominantly, never having dropped a set en route to her victory. I loved playing in front of you and you've really spurred me on in some very difficult moments." "Thank you all for making me feel so at home from my first qualifying match all the way to the final. "Thank you to everyone here in New York," Raducanu said in her post-match interview. The 2021 US Open was just her second career Grand Slam, and she had never played a top-40 player until competing in New York. Raducanu made it all the way to the fourth round at Wimbledon, becoming the youngest British woman to reach the last 16 in the Open Era. Later that month, she made her main draw Grand Slam debut at Wimbledon, again as a wild card. It wasn't only a few months ago when Raducanu made her Women's Tennis Association (WTA) main draw debut at the 2021 Nottingham Open in June, where she entered the tournament as a wild card. Furthermore, Raducanu is also the youngest women's tennis player to win a major since Maria Sharapova upset Serena Williams in the 2004 Wimbledon final. Wade was also the last British woman to win the US Open, back in 1968. With the victory, Raducanu became the first British woman to win a Grand Slam title since Virginia Wade won Wimbledon in 1977. Raducanu became the first qualifier to win a Grand Slam, also doing so in just the second Grand Slam tournament of her career. In the first US Open final between two unseeded players, 18-year-old Emma Raducanu took home her first Grand Slam championship when she defeated 19-year-old Leylah Fernandez in straight sets, 6-4, 6-3.
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